Automated Testing Contracts in the South West

The table below looks at the statistics for Automated Testing skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Automated Testing over the 3 months to 31 July 2015 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Contract IT job ads with a match in theProcesses & Methodologies category

2422

2276

1539

As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West

75.69%

74.19%

71.85%

Number of daily rates quoted

1621

1512

999

Average daily rate

£390

£375

£375

Average daily rate % change year-on-year

+4.00%

-

90% offered a daily rate of more than

£275

£275

£260

10% offered a daily rate of more than

£500

£500

£500

UK excluding London average daily rate

£388

£375

£375

% change year-on-year

+3.33%

-

Number of hourly rates quoted

115

107

66

Average hourly rate

£39.25

£33.84

£18.00

Average hourly rate % change year-on-year

+15.98%

+88.00%

90% offered a hourly rate of more than

£18.91

£15.00

£11.00

10% offered a hourly rate of more than

£55.00

£41.00

£42.50

UK excluding London average hourly rate

£30.50

£26.50

£31.00

% change year-on-year

+15.09%

-14.51%

Automated TestingJobs Demand Trend in the South West

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Automated Testing across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Automated TestingDaily Rate Trend in the South West

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Automated Testing across the South West region.

Automated TestingDaily Rate Histogram in the South West

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Automated Testing across the South West region over the 3 months to 31 July 2015.

Automated TestingHourly Rate Trend in the South West

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Automated Testing across the South West region.

Automated TestingContract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automated Testing within the South West region over the 3 months to 31 July 2015. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

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Automated TestingTop 30 Related IT Skills in the South West

For the 6 months to 31 July 2015, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Automated Testing also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Automated Testing.

Automated TestingTop Related IT Skills in the South West by Category

For the 6 months to 31 July 2015, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Automated Testing also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Automated Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.